After a first-round bye, Alex de Minaur advances to the third spherical of the ATP Masters 1000 occasion in Rome with victory over world No.62 Roberto Carballes Baena.
Rome, Italy, 12 Could 2024 | Rhys de Deugd
Alex de Minaur saved the singles hopes alive for Australians on the Italian Open in Rome, as he moved into the third spherical with a convicing victory over Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena.
De Minaur took on Carballes Baena for the primary time in his profession, notching up his twenty fourth win of the 12 months and fifth of the clay-court season 6-3 6-2.
In his first match of the match, the final remaining Aussie in each singles attracts was scientific towards the world No.62, as he broke serve six occasions and gained 74 % of his first-serve factors for the match.
The world No.11’s trademark velocity across the courtroom was on present as he allowed Carballes Baena simply seven winners, and capitalised by registering 17 of his personal.
The win holds the top-ranked Australian in good stead forward of a third-round take a look at towards world No.20 Felix Auger-Aliassime.
In what will probably be their third assembly on tour, De Minaur is searching for his first win over the Canadian, who’s coming off a career-best ATP Masters 1000 consequence as a finalist in Madrid.
A win within the third spherical will tie De Minaur’s finest run in Rome from 2022.
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Aussies in motion – Rome
RESULTS
Ladies’s singles, first spherical
Clara Tauson (DEN) d Daria Saville (AUS) 6-2 6-3
> VIEW: Italian Open girls’s singles draw
Males’s singles, first spherical
Jaume Munar (ESP) d Rinky Hijikata (AUS) 6-4 7-5
Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) d Chris O’Connell (AUS) 6-7(7) 5-0 (ret.)
[Q] Hamad Medjedovic (SRB) d Alexei Popyrin (AUS) 6-3 6-2
Males’s singles, second spherical
[9] Alex de Minaur (AUS) d Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) 6-3 6-2
[Q] Thiago Monteiro (BRA) d [32] Jordan Thompson (AUS) 6-1 6-3
[3] Alexander Zverev (GER) d Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) 6-0 6-4
> VIEW: Italian Open males’s singles draw
Males’s doubles, first spherical
Mate Pavic (CRO)/Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) d [Alt] John-Patrick Smith (AUS)/Cristian Rodriguez (COL) 6-4 6-2
Simone Bolelli (ITA)/Andrea Vavassori (ITA) d [Alt] John Friends (AUS)/Christopher Eubanks (USA) 7-6(4) 6-3
[6] Tim Puetz (GER)/ Kevin Krawietz (GER) d Alex de Minaur (AUS)/Alexei Popyrin (AUS) 5-7 6-3 [10-1]
[3] Rajeev Ram (USA)/Joe Salisbury (GBR) d Jordan Thompson (AUS)/Sebastian Korda (USA) 4-6 6-2 [10-8]
Ladies’s doubles, first spherical
Sara Errani (ITA)/Jasmine Paolini (ITA) d [2] Ellen Perez (AUS)/ Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) 5-7 7-6(6) [10-7]
COMING UP
Males’s doubles, first spherical
[2] Matt Ebden (AUS)/Rohan Bopanna (IND) v [WC] Matteo Arnaldi (ITA)/Francesco Passaro (ITA)
Males’s singles, third spherical
[9] Alex de Minaur (AUS) v [18] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN)
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